Gap bridging device

Abstract

A gap bridging device including two anchoring devices that anchor the gap bridging device at two building elements that are separated from each other by a gap; and a bridging device that is connected with one of the two anchoring devices respectively at longitudinal sides of the bridging device that are arranged opposite to each other, so that position changes of the building elements relative to each other are compensated by a shape-change of the bridging device, wherein the two anchoring devices respectively include a base element that is anchorable at one of the two building elements and a top element that is connected with the base element by a plurality of bolts in a force transferring manner and connected with the gap bridging device.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A gap bridging device, comprising:
 two anchoring devices that anchor the gap bridging device at two building elements that are separated from each other by a gap; and 
 a bridging device that is connected with one of the two anchoring devices respectively at longitudinal sides of the bridging device that are arranged opposite to each other, so that position changes of the building elements relative to each other are compensated by a shape-change of the bridging device, 
 wherein the two anchoring devices respectively include a base element that is anchorable at one of the two building elements and a top element that is connected with the base element by a plurality of bolts in a force transferring manner and connected with the gap bridging device, 
 wherein the base element includes a divider bar that extends adjacent to the top element on a side of the top element that is oriented away from the gap so that the divider bar extends towards a surface of a flooring material that adjoins the gap bridging device, 
 wherein the top element is removable from the base element in an installed condition of the base element without causing damage to the gap bridging device or the flooring material, 
 wherein a distance of a face of the divider bar that is oriented towards the surface of the flooring material from the surface of the flooring material is 8 mm at the most, 
 wherein the top element and the base element are supported at each other in a portion of opposing contact surfaces so that forces are transferrable that are orthogonal to the surface of the flooring material, 
 wherein the contact surfaces have a greater distance from the surface of the flooring material than the face of the divider bar, 
 wherein the bridging device includes two adjacent bridging members that are movable relative to each other so that position changes, of the building elements relative to each other are compensable by a movement of the two adjacent bridging members relative to each other, 
 wherein a first bridging member of the two adiacent bridging members is pivotably supported at a first anchoring device of the two anchoring devices and a second bridging member of the two adjacent bridging members is pivotably supported at a second anchoring device of the two anchoring devices, 
 wherein the first bridging member and the second bridging member slide relative to each other in a plane that is inclined relative to a top surface of the flooring material. 
 
     
     
       2. The gap bridging device according to  claim 1 , wherein the face of the divider bar extends to a surface of the top element of the anchoring device. 
     
     
       3. The gap bridging device according to  claim 1 , wherein the face of the divider bar is configured continuously flat. 
     
     
       4. The gap bridging device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the top element of the anchoring device does not extend beyond side surface of the base element that is oriented away from the gap, or 
 wherein the top element of the anchoring device does not extend beyond a side surface of the divider bar of the anchoring device that is oriented away from the gap. 
 
     
     
       5. The gap bridging device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the gap bridging device includes two top elements and two base elements, 
 wherein the two top elements and the bridging device connected therewith are jointly removable from the two base elements of the two anchoring devices in an installed condition of the two base elements essentially without causing damage to the gap bridging device or the flooring material. 
 
     
     
       6. The gap bridging device according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 at least one two-piece connection element, 
 wherein the top element is fixable by the at least one two-piece connection element at the base element, and 
 wherein the at least one two-piece connection element respectively includes a bolt and a nut connected with the bolt. 
 
     
     
       7. The gap bridging device according to  claim 6 ,
 wherein a width of the nut of the last least one two-piece connection element is smaller than a length of the nut of the at least one two-piece connection element, 
 wherein the width of the nut of the at least one two-piece connection element is smaller than a minimum width of a groove of the base element, 
 wherein the length of the nut of the at least one two-piece connection element is greater than the minimum width of the groove of the base element, and 
 wherein the length of the nut of the at least one two-piece connection element is greater than a maximum width of the groove of the base element. 
 
     
     
       8. The gap bridging device according to  claim 7 , wherein the groove of the base element has a T-shaped cross section. 
     
     
       9. The gap bridging device according to  claim 6 , wherein two edges of the nut of the at least one two-piece connection element is arranged diagonally relative to each other. 
     
     
       10. The gap bridging device according to  claim 1 , wherein the first bridging member is slidable directly in the second bringing member to cause the shape change of the bridging element. 
     
     
       11. The gap bridging device according to  claim 10 , wherein the first bridging member and the second bridging member engage each other directly in a tongue and groove configuration in a telescoping manner.